Scutellate
Pronunciation : Scu"tel*late, Scu"tel*la`ted
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. scutella a dish, salver. Cf. Scuttle a basket.]
Definition : 1. (Zo?l.)
Defn: Formed like a plate or salver; composed of platelike surfaces; as, the scutellated bone of a sturgeon. Woodward.
2. Etym: [See Scutellum.] (Zo?l.)
Defn: Having the tarsi covered with broad transverse scales, or scutella; -- said of certain birds.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913